Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
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"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", also known as "Let It Snow", is a song written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne in July 1945. It was written in Hollywood, California during a heat wave as Cahn and Styne imagined cooler conditions.[1]
Recording history
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Other notable recordings:
- 1959 — Dean Martin, on his album A Winter Romance. This version has easily become the most well-known and popular adaptation of the song, as well as the holiday number most associated with Martin.
- 1962 — Bing Crosby, on his album I Wish You a Merry Christmas. Crosby's version is also played on the Disney's Sing Along Songs video: "Very Merry Christmas Songs" released in 1988.
- 1964 - Doris Day, on her album "The Doris Day Christmas Album" , released by Columbia Records on September 14, 1964
- 2004 — Jessica Simpson recorded a version of the song for her Christmas album Rejoyce: The Christmas Album.[3]
- 2005 — Carly Simon, on a CD single. Her version is unusual in being sung from the point of view of the host instead of the guest.[4] It peaked at #6 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[5]
- 2010 — Kylie Minogue recorded a version of the song, which was later included on her 2015 holiday album Kylie Christmas.
- 2012 — Rod Stewart, on his album Merry Christmas, Baby. Stewart's version reached No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart in December 2012.[6] The song remained in the No. 1 spot for a total of five weeks, tying it for the longest leading rendition of a holiday title in the history of the chart.[7]
- 2013 — British female vocalist Kim Wilde recorded a version of the song on her holiday album Wilde Winter Songbook.
In popular culture
Vaughn Monroe's later recording of the song for Dot Records plays at the end of the 1988 film Die Hard and that film's 1990 sequel Die Hard 2.
Dean Martin's version played at the start of the 2015 BBC Two comedy-drama '"A Gert Lush Christmas.
See also
References
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External links
- Lyrics to Let It Snow
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- 1945 songs
- 1993 singles
- 2004 singles
- American Christmas songs
- Songs with lyrics by Sammy Cahn
- Songs with music by Jule Styne
- Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one singles
- Dean Martin songs
- Rod Stewart songs
- Winter in culture
